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US says tech tariff exemptions may be short-lived
Washington (AFP) - Recent exemptions to sweeping US import tariffs may be short-lived, top officials said Sunday, with Donald Trump...
German refinery’s plight prompts calls for return of Russian oil
Schwedt (Germany) (AFP) - No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany...
‘Slow travel’ start-up launches cross-Channel crossings by sail
Dover (United Kingdom) (AFP) - The crossing may be "a bit choppy", Captain Andrew Simons warns a dozen of his...
US exempts tech imports in tariff step back
Washington (AFP) - The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs -- offering...
US senators ask SEC for Trump insider trading probe
Washington (AFP) - A group of US senators on Friday urged the government's markets watchdog to investigate whether President Donald...
UK lawmakers hold emergency debate to save British Steel
London (AFP) - UK lawmakers held a rare Saturday parliamentary debate as the government seeks to pass emergency legislation to...
German refinery’s plight prompts calls for return of Russian oil
Schwedt (Germany) (AFP) - No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany...
Argentina receives $42 bn from international financial institutions
Washington (AFP) - Three international financial institutions announced $42 billion in fresh support for financially troubled Argentina on Friday, as...
Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders
Jinhua (China) (AFP) - On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled...
Fed official says ‘absolutely’ ready to intervene in financial markets
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is "absolutely" prepared to intervene to help calm nervous financial markets, a senior...
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